Barack Obama

The World in Photos This Week

Mr. Netanyahu goes to Washington, Vladimir Putin's tearful election, and Prince Harry wins a race.

MARCH 8, 2012

Who Said It: Bush or Obama?

When it comes to their rhetoric on Iran, there's less distance between the cowboy and the community organizer than you might think.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | MARCH 6, 2012

Not-So-Super Tuesday

The real winner of the Republican primary is Barack Obama.

BY RUY TEIXEIRA | MARCH 6, 2012

Iran Is the Great Distraction

Why Obama and Netanyahu are having the wrong conversation this week.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | MARCH 5, 2012

Netanyahu Won't Attack Iran

(Probably.)

BY DANIEL LEVY | MARCH 2, 2012

Stuck in a Rut

If the Republicans really want to attack President Obama on foreign policy, they’re going to have to do a lot better than just recycling tired, old ideas.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | MARCH 2, 2012

The LWOT: Obama sidesteps NDAA detainee provisions

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 2, 2012

The Driller in Chief

President Obama's critics say he's been a disaster for the energy industry. But the numbers tell a different story.

BY MICHAEL LEVI | MARCH 1, 2012

Between Iran and a Hard Place

Forced to choose between high gas prices and a nuclear Iran, Barack Obama could very well remake himself into a war president.

BY GAL LUFT | MARCH 1, 2012

From Strength to Strength

Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie have it all wrong. Americans believe in President Barack Obama’s foreign policy competence -- and picking a fight just makes the GOP candidates look lame.

BY JEREMY ROSNER, STANLEY GREENBERG | FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Nice Oil Imports You've Got There. Shame if You Lost Them.

Why Americans need to be more grateful to Canada.

BY VACLAV SMIL | FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Nasty Electoral Rhetoric Goes Global

Putin's reelection strategy: Blame the world for everything.

BY SUSAN B. GLASSER | FEBRUARY 27, 2012

How to Beat Obama

The president is far more vulnerable than he thinks on foreign policy.

BY KARL ROVE AND ED GILLESPIE | MARCH/APRIL 2012

Mad Libs: War Edition

What's on the horizon for warfare in 2012? FP asked some of the world's top experts to fill in the blanks.

MARCH/APRIL 2012

Obama’s Shadow Wars

Missile-wielding drones and elite Special Forces units are the new face of American power, and the White House is increasingly relying on them to fight terror in the farthest corners of the globe.

MARCH/APRIL 2012

The Obama Doctrine

How the president's drone war is backfiring.

BY DAVID ROHDE | MARCH/APRIL 2012

The League of Arab Societies

It’s high time for a new Arab League -- one that reflects and supports the rising (and struggling) wave of liberals across the Middle East and North Africa.

BY AHMED CHARAI AND JOSEPH BRAUDE | FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Asking the Right Question

Why are polls so all over the map when it comes to bombing Iran?

BY SCOTT CLEMENT | FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Fumbling the Nuclear Football

President Obama finally has a chance to make good on his pledge to rid the world of nuclear weapons. So why is he so afraid of making history?

BY JAMES TRAUB | FEBRUARY 17, 2012

One Nation Under God

With Obama’s contraceptive plan putting him in hot water, how much does religion really matter at the ballot box?

BY SCOTT CLEMENT | FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Counterterrorism Consensus

How did liberals end up supporting the Obama administration’s continuation of George W. Bush's secret war on terror?

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Super Freaks

Meet the Super PAC that wants to fight Islam, ban circumcision, and bury people at sea.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Sorry, Mitt: It Won't Be an American Century

American politicians should stop pretending the United States runs the world.

BY CHARLES KUPCHAN | FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Premature Evacuation?

Why cutting and running in Afghanistan is good politics for Obama.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The Bin Laden Bounce

Does killing bad guys really help at the ballot box?

BY SCOTT CLEMENT | FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Mexican Standoff

Republicans have a historic chance to win the Hispanic vote. They're shooting themselves in the foot.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | JANUARY 27, 2012

Good Old America

Obama thinks America can be as great as it once was. Oh, and Osama bin Laden is dead.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | JANUARY 25, 2012

The Land of Plenty

Obama's State of the Union address highlighted good news for U.S. oil production. But is America really on the path to energy independence?

BY STEVE LEVINE | JANUARY 25, 2012

Fine Words

Sure, Obama talks the talk. But now what?

BY DOV S. ZAKHEIM | JANUARY 25, 2012

Home Front

The presidency will be won or lost on the strength of the economy, but some surprising international issues may mix things up.

BY SCOTT CLEMENT | JANUARY 25, 2012